Dominican Republic


The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
In the Time of the Butterflies
Clap When You Land
This Is How You Lose Her
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
Dominicana
The Feast of the Goat
Drown
The Farming of Bones
Before We Were Free
The Cemetery of Untold Stories
Tentacle
Family Lore
Yo!
The Color of My Words
Lorraine Avila
Back on the island my parents come from, every one’s a little brujita. Everyone has the potential to unearth their powers and trap a lover, create a child, heal the sick, end their enemies, and even transform their life. Not everyone taps into that knowing, but it is always there at their disposal. People understand that while some are sprinkled with a little magic, others are born with the don, with the gift, with the full force. It is what it is. My people believe deeply, even if they wear the ...more
Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja

Here, take this too. Peinate. Our temporary peace treaty, created by the mention of food, was broken with that simple gesture.
Jasminne Mendez, Island of Dreams

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